AMD 6000 Series Platform Reaches Out, Drives Towards “Interlagos”

As a consumer, you may think the entire computer universe revolves
around you. It's a "me, me, me" world, so why not? In truth, consumer
sales make up just a fraction of the earnings from major silicon makers
like AMD, Intel and HP, and chips like the Opteron maintain their
importance despite not being marketed directly at consumers. AMD has
just taken the lid off of their Opteron 6000 Series, but in a new way.
That platform actually debuted in 2010, but there's more than ever
happening within that department now.

The AMD Opteron 6000 Series platform’s compatibility with the next
generation 16-core processor, codenamed “Interlagos,” has gained the
attention of customers in the early adopting world of high performance
computing, and if you aren't familiar with HPC, it's a pretty potent
sector that has serious impact on science and medical fields. Patrick
Patla, vice president and general manager, Server and Embedded Business,
had this to say: "Our partners continue to offer great examples of how
the AMD Opteron
6000 Series platform can deliver superior virtualization within an
impressive power and thermal footprint. The AMD Opteron 6000 Series
platform offers budget conscious IT managers
performance and value today and the promise of a future 16-core drop-in
upgrade."

Partner Adoption

AMD Opteron 6000 Series platform-based systems powered by AMD Opteron
6100 Series processors are available from OEMs and system builders
including Acer, AMAX, Appro, Colfax, Cray Inc., Dawning, Dell, HP, IBM,
Microway, NCS Technologies, Penguin, Rausch Netzwerktechnik, SGI,
Silicon Mechanics, ZT Systems and more. In the past few months, new
systems have been introduced by these partners, including: